TEESSIDE’S finest musical talent comes together at the weekend for a community carnival.

The third annual Linthorpe Community Festival takes place on Saturday afternoon at the Dorman’s Club playing field on Oxford Road, Middlesbrough, with stalwarts of the local music scene taking centre stage.

The six-strong line-up kicking off at 2pm will see Such Great Heights, Grandma’s House, Idiot Savant, The High Plane Drifters, Shrug and The Chapman Family performing.

From 12.30pm community acts will take the stage, including pupils from Linthorpe Primary School.

Other attractions include climbing walls, classic cars, Territorial Army activities, a bouncy castle and ball pool. Co-ordinator Abdul Sattar said: “The day is an event for all the family. The idea of the festival came from the local community. The residents said they wanted an event that represented Linthorpe and that’s where the idea of having a festival came from.

“The first year we had great weather and we had about 1,500 people there through the day. If you could order a festival that’s what you would order.

“Last year there was a lot of rain but we managed to move things into the car park so that wasn’t a problem.”

Band booker for the event, Nigel Crooks said: “It’s a community festival and I think music now is a big part of the community in Middlesbrough with the various events we put on.

“We’ve got some really good bands on and they are all really different so it should be a great day.”